Teh End Are Nigh

Well...Butt Juice is outta the race, finally. It was getting kinda scary there for a while (and actually it still is). Lemmie see...first Crazy Eyes popped onto the presidential scene and I cringed for women's rights, even tho I'm not a woman. Then Slick Rick took away her biblical thunder, but then he soon enuff had the approval rating of that pink slime everyone is talking about. Underwear Man has been weakly leading the primary, but in the meantime, Butt Juice got a couple of good ones in there. Yesterday, Butt Juice and his nodding subservient women in the background, finally quit and prog lib atheist across the nation collectively sighed in relief.

It is this and this only. Sex is gonna bring down religion, unless it evolves into a softer socially acceptable liberal religion. Kids nowadays are just too smart to wanna care and/or fight for their parents racist and sexist ways. It just doesn't make sense to them (or us). Why are conservatives wasting time fighting the fights that they already lost like scopes monkey trail, feminism and LGBT. That shit was so three decades ago.

When I was a kid and teen there was this thing called The Young Republicans. Those were the Reagan years. That, yes THAT was an evolution from the previous 1950's form of Republicanism and like it or not, it was quite formidable back in the day (80's). Fast forward to now.

Religion is in the decline and that is any and all religions. Why. Because it doesn't make sense to the modern evolved human brain. Back in Jesus' time, yea I could go for the average peep believing that an all powerful and all knowing God went all miracle upon us mere humans. But we're too smart for that shit now and the voting public, whether conservative, liberal or what, has spoken.

Look conservative, bible thumping, sexist, religious right...you were a formidable opponent at one time, but seriously,  now you sound like the average sandwich-board end of times looney standing on the street corner...as the rest of the world passes you by.

We had some good times, yo.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/guest-voices/post/why-santorum-didnt-sell/2012/04/10/gIQA0Tjv8S_blog.html

* Yes the headline is in LOLCAT speak. Teh funnizies. Meow.

Hey Atheists, Let's Party

 Wow...the National Atheist Party...that has a cool ring to it. When I first started this crazy no pay, lot's of hours, did I say no pay...atheist blogging (2y/rs ago) I used to talk a lot about "a place at the political table," and secular society stuffs. And honestly, as of late I've made this place less about information and more about me me me (so there). Any who, we still don't have that place at that table I used to talk about all of the time. Or do we...

Troy "I must be a really cool dude" Boyle is the co founder of The National Atheist Party ( NAP). He got the idea when he was watching Richard "Papa Bear" Dawkins. Papa Bear questioned why, why on gods green earth (he didn't say that, I did), why is there NOT an organized political atheist party. Boyle stepped up to the plate.

What does NAP stand for. Ya know just that no government sponsored religion, or non religion, that secularists keep talking about. You see, kind gentle and very good looking readers, there is a war going on. Dominionism is real (even tho they claim it is not) and dagnabit federal money IS going to religious institutions and one must have religion to run for office (even tho the rules say otherwise). There are believers out there that want to rewrite history to say that the Founding Fathers absolutely do want the bible taught in public schools and that there is no law above Gods law (that's you constitution).

So awesome sauce to this Boyle dude for getting the ball rolling. Just like anything new, the numbers are small right now, but that is OK. Our numbers were small before The Four Horsemen and the New Atheist popped onto the scene and look at us now (is it true that this year has been dubbed The Year of the Atheist). It takes one to stand for the rest to follow and that is what we should do peeps.

You can start by liking them on Facebook.

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* Next we need to develop Andy's idea of a gang sign.

Don't Forget The Comics

I dunno no, I thought the cartoon was made 'o funny. Back in the day, before the Jon Stewart Show and the Colbert Report, even before we had the term..."back in the day"comics were the outlet for political/religious/funny funniness and commentary. I think the subtleties of the good 'ol panel cartoon are being looked over and are underrated today.

Don't forget growing up in the 70's and 80's (which is both a long time ago for mere humans, but a short time cosmically-n-such) there was no interbutz and, at least up into the early 80's, there was not even cable (and the cable that existed, was not like it is today. fo sho that). Wasn't there cartoons in everything: magazines, posters, advertisements, the newspaper etc...). I remember looking at a cartoon once in the New Yorker, yes, that New Yorker. I had a copy of one of the magazines that everyone passed around and I had to...had to pass it on to the next peep to continue the buzz and the ado.

I forget exactly what it was about, I just remember  that it was a one panel, black and white and I didn't understand it. I didn't think it was funny or relevant (and again, it's ME that doesn't understand IT). People had raved about it. I guess the cartoonist was famous or particularly good at his/her trade. The way people were talking about this cartoon, the cartoon I didn't understand, was like when people have that buzz when a new Senior Spielbergo  movie comes out, or Harry Pothead, or whatever, something epic...

So I didn't understand the joke. It was over my head, and at the time I lived in the country-I was a hick wishing I lived in the big city...any city)-and something that someone might refer to that person as an intellectual or a scholar or one of those know it all skeptics if they did understand it.. And I held the magazine in my hand and looked at the cartoon and thought, "This is the coolest thing ever ever."

Don't forget the comics, yo.

What Is "Bugnutty" Anyways?

 Bugnut: crazy, insane, flipped out.
Useage: Did you see what happened? Dude went all bugnut/bugnutty.

The Big Guy really fudged up this time. No I'm not talking about Gawd, I'm talking about the big guy part of the comedian duo Penn and Teller (Penn Jillette is the Waaaayyyyyy bigger of the two). What did he do...he wrote an opinion piece in the LA Times. Why is that a big deal-eo, because "they" got mad. Why did "they" get mad, because dude called them "bugnuts" and "bugnutty." So WTF.

In the piece called Politics and the bugnut Christians, the Big Guy talks about how all politicians need to court the whole populations vote. If politicians were to rely on, let's say, only their religions vote, then they would never be elected because no one religion dominates the landscape that much. Pretty decent piece that breaks down some numbers-n-stuff and it is worth a looksie. But in the letters to the editor, the subject, ya know the actual topic of the piece, is not even mentioned.

Some of the Christian readers are all butt-hurt over the Big Guy calling politicians like Perry and Bachmann "bugnutty". They pulled out the "you would never say that about Jews or Muslims" card or the "that is unacceptable" card and even the "hey man, I'm liberal and I'm still butt-hurt" card. I'm gonna pull out the I don't know what they are complaining about card.

 Perry and Bachmann believe in American Exceptionalism and subscribe to that dominionism that even mainstream media has been talking about lately. If those beliefs are not insane, weird and peculiar, then I dunno what "bugnutty" is. The Big Guy didn't say anything like it is totally weirdo to believe that Christians believe that the original hippie, that's Jesus, was 1/3 human, God and ghost (again, if that is not "bugnutty" then I don't know what is. quite bizzare dontcha think). He did mention that he thought is was "bugnutty" for Bachmann to believe that natural disasters are a way that the Great Surveillance Camera in the Sky communicates to his peeps. Again..."bugnutty."

I think it is "bugnutty" for "them" to get all butt-hurt about an opinion piece in a mainstream newspaper. I guess "they" didn't get the memo that the New Atheists have arrived, we are here to stay and we have advanced "the conversation." The free pass for religion has been voided. For centuries religion has enslaved the brown peeps and went all sexism on the ladies. "They" have stifled the advancement of science and are responsible for this thing called the Dark Ages. Wars, both past and present, are fought in the name of God and countless have been straight up murdered in his name. What did the Big Guy funny man do...call them a name. Grow fuckin' up.

Team Atheist ya know what I'm gonna say right...If they don't want to be made fun of for having silly beliefs, then stop having silly beliefs.

* Op-ed article.

* The bugnutty response.

Spring in Palestine

Outta habit I when I write about Israel and Palestine I always write it like this "Israel/Palestine". They are connected. When you talk about one, you halfta talk about the other one-even when you write it. Palestinian President Abbas just returned from the historic and epic New York/United Nations trip to 1,000's of supporters, supporters for a Palestinian state. This stuffs is the definition of super heavy and 'lil 'ol me cannot do it justice...but I will say a little something something.

 This is the example someone gave to me the other day. This someone is not, how should I say it, astute and eloquent in understanding and talking about politics (and I'm certainly not an expert, but I know more than dude). Dude said of Israel/Palestine that it is as if a neighbor moved next door and every year he takes more and more of your backyard. Sort of simple, but yea, I can go for that.

Palestinians have been waiting, negotiating and fighting for a Palestinian state for 60 years (and they certainly are not gonna get it anytime soon), and that is why this recent trip is so important. They are the neighbor that was there first. Their backyard is getting smaller and smaller. Why?

The Israelis (Jews) believe that Palestine's backyard really belongs to them and that they were there first. Why, because of their particular bronze age book says that their particular bronze age God, Abraham, said so. So, like, 60-ish years ago they decided to move back. The thing about that is, now there are people living there and they have been living there for a hella long time-Palestinians.

Que the Christian Zionists. For the longest time I didn't understand why American Christians would be interested in the establishing of a Jewish Homeland. The short of it is that in order for the American Christian end of times scenario to happen, that is JC coming back, the Jews need to have an established homeland. This is because in the American Christian bronze age book, the bible, their God says for the prophecy to become true, these things need to happen. That is why American pours hella money into Israel and is going all apartheid-y on the brown Palestine people.

This is all because of predictions in super old books that were written totally a long time ago. Not only are there people that still believe this, they are people in very powerful positions in this country. The dominionist, the American Execptionalist, they are on the side of Israel; but not because they care about the Jewish people, no the opposite in fact. Part of the super stupid prophecy is that for the American God to win over evil, the world gets destroyed and it gets destroyed after and because of the established Jewish homeland (keep in mind I'm going super general on all this). Who is a dominionist, people in politics, including three that are running for president.

Like I said, I dunno too much about it. It seems that the two state solution is THE solution (no one is gonna move out), tho. The Palestinian Spring has started, but will it grow to be bountiful. Will freedom and liberty, and that democracy that peeps keep talking about, blossom in the Palestinian Spring? I guess we will see.

Good luck brown homies (I'm brown also).

Religion in the News July 22, 2011

Let us pray, err, let's get this thing started...

Gawd is so powerful-n-stuff and so caring and loving-n-stuff and totally cares about things like who you have sex with and how, whether you pick up sticks on Sunday, how you vote and the best one...what you eat. Hindu diners sue a super good Indian restaurant (aren't they all good. I think so) because they had meat in their samosas.

Isn't there a good Jewish joke that goes something like "we don't eat non Kosher...except when it's in Chinese food." The suing Hindu peeps should adopt that...and Gawd should pay less attention to peoples diets and do something about all the starving children in the world, that is of course, unless you don't exist.


Texas Gov. Rick Perry has been called by God to run for president...but he didn't call him...but he did. I'm confused (and I have been for months). Any who...Michelle "Crazy Eyes" Bachmann has also been called which makes me even more confused. Did God call on two peeps to run for president? After all both can't win. Is this one of those mysterious tests? And let's not forget...Sarah "The Barracuda" Palin is waiting for her call. I hope God has a good long distance phone plan.

"Hey while you're down 'there', what, I was gonna say tie my shoe."

Nice article in Huff Post Religion about that hottie Mary Magdalene. Still it doesn't solve that question that we all want answered...did she and Jesus, ya know, hook up? The powers that be back in the day purposely did not include her gospel into the final cut of the 28 books of the bible because 1) they were sexist and jealous idiots (Mary got that special teaching from Jesus. wink wink) and 2) because of their actions Christianity came to be a sexist and misogynist religion. Well that's what I think.

A hella old hand written picture bible has been digitized and returned. Once belonging to Queen Zewdtu of Ethiopia from 1916-1930 the super old bible was digitized by professor Steve Delamarter who specializes in digitizing Ethiopian religious manuscripts. What you didn't know that someone could specialize in that...neither did I. Who wooda thunk?

At a recent event Tim Pawlenty was asked who he admires...guess what, err, guess who...“I’ve got a lot of political heroes too,” he said. “I love Winston Churchill, Ronald Reagan, Abraham Lincoln, Jesus Christ.” He said that he and his wife Mary “are people of faith and believers (On Faith Wa Po)."




What is awesome about that is that the staff of On Faith said that they have never heard of a politician say that Jesus is their favorite politician. These are people whoz job is to cover religion and politics, so for them to say that they have never heard of something, well...that is something (link).

Republican Jesus would totally hook up with ...Chuck Norris. Right.

The media mogul Rupert Murdoch and his tabloid phone hacking scandal is a trend story in the blogosphere. It seems like a separate thingy but, religious peeps are calling on prominent Christian authors to boycott a publishing house that is under the Murdoch media umbrella. The atheist favorite Rick "I'm a danger to secular society" Warren and Rob "There is no hell" Bell have been asked to not publish their best selling books with publishing house Zondervan. Zondervan also publishes bibles, I forget which one-I think Standard Revised Bible, hell I dunno-and because Murdoch has done something wrong, immoral, unethical, then peeps should support his publishing house. To tell you the truth, I don't get it.

I heart the LA Times, there is always good stuffs in it, like atheist content and this...The channel TLC is going to have a Muslim reality show. So awesome. Hows that going to go. The daughter or sister goes out on a date and then the oldest brother kills the guy. Actually, that sounds kinda awesome.

Well that concludes another brutal, tear filled week of anger and frustration, a week of (almost) giving up and admitting that I have no more fight or hope...and, and, of course there is always an "and"...and that also concludes Religion in the News for July 22, 2011.

"Stay away from my sister, yo."

The Church of Vanilla

This photo has noting to do with anything. I just like it.

Wow, I just can't surf the theological web lately without coming across a story about Michele "Crazy Eyes" Bachmann. I want to read and see stories about finding Jesus or (You ain't no) Virgin Mary in bread products. The most recent trend story is how Bachmann did a Palin and switched churches.

Word around the water cooler is that Bachmann's husband is...the gay and other sutffs.

There was a lot of whoop-la in the last election cycle over The One leaving controversial Trinity United Church of Christ just because the pastor said, "Goddamn America (sheez, sensitive much people)." Even back in the day, Dwight D. Eisenhower left his super weirdo Jehovah's Witness religion for the more acceptable Presbyterian variety (1). Both dudes did the switcheroo to woo mainstream and middle of the way voters that may have thought their particular religion(s) were extreme-ish.

Julia, I'm glad you are an atheist and all, but dye your hair. Red is so Old Kriss.

Well, the ladies will not be outdone. A little while back Sarah "The Barracuda" Palin went from Pentecostal (2) to the very vanilla "bible believing Christian in a bible believing church (ugh, specific much)." Aaaaand, the new Sarah Palin, Michele "Crazy Eyes" Bachmann, recently did the switcheroo herself. Crazy Eyes went from the Catholic Pope is the anti Christ Lutheran church to some mainstream vanilla church called Eagle Brook. The reason why all of the above made the move away from their churches is to court those very important votes that they covet.

She looks different in this photo.

Fo sho people, even politicians, have the right to switch churches anytime they want for any reason. What gets this particular New Atheist is that religion is still a requirement to run for the most important office (read in a God like voice) THE WOOOOORRRRRLLLLLDDDD. It is the definition of religious privilege. (Nonexistent) Heaven forbid an atheist tries to run for President of the United States, that would totally be controversial (and that in itself would be a controversy). The unwritten rule is that one must have faith, preferably Christian, to run for office. As far as I know, only Australia has an atheist in the top leadership position.

So the two Evangelical Feminists switched churches so they could run for office, big frackin' deal. They have changed their stripes, and yet they remain the same. It doesn't matter what church Crazy Eyes belongs to she still believes that creationism should be taught in the science classroom and also that one can "pray away the gay (3)." She may have left behind her Lutheran-the Pope is the anti Christ-church, but she is still an end of times-timer. They may be successful in attracting mainstream voters by switching to less controversial churches...and that fellow Team Atheist members, that is the frackin' problem.

(1) Dwight's J.W. church was not into saluting the flag or serving in the military and he thought that might make some voters angry. Ya think.

(2) Pentecostal are the ones (I know its hard to keep track of them all, there are so many) that believe in the healing of the hands, or is it laying of the hands, faith healing stuffs and are the snake handlers.

(3) A couple of thingies here. First there is talk that Bachmann's husband (he doesn't have his own identity) is the gay. It's a joke of course, but it is a funny joke. Second his clinic specializes in praying away the gay, even tho they deny that and they call it Christian conseling. Whatever.

* For those keeping score. I have an appt. today and they may or may not be able to get me the meds that I need. Once again, thanks to all for the support. It may not seem like it (because I'm tortured by all the suffering. It hurts, it really hurts so much every day, every moment that I'm awake peeps), but I appreciate the kind gestures.

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